Industry leaders attend three-day event Auburn Hills, Michigan—September 2007—Makino’s fifth bi-annual Die Mold Expo, held at Makino’s Die Mold Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan was a resounding success September 25 – 27, 2007. Leaders of the die/mold industry...
In this webinar, Mike MacKay of MacKay Manufacturing presents his Evolution of Lean Manufacturing. Mike's shop has implemented Makino's pallet handling system, the MMC2, and Mike will tell you how he's reduced setup times, labor costs and cost per part while increasing efficiency, productivity...
The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here's what Modern Machine Shop has to say about "Making Machines Move Faster". The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here’s what Modern Machine Shop has to say about...
The push toward high speed machining is coming from three key areas: mold and die, aerospace, and automotive. Each of these industries is motivated by different interests and goals; each is emphasizing different technologies to solve divergent problems; each faces different challenges in regard to the...
In today's fast paced, ever changing global manufacturing environment, the Management of the worlds production engineering and manufacturing resources are driven by several key forces. This article will touch on three (3) areas: 1.0 Driving forces...